Summary of Selected NSRC survey metrics for 2013, 2014 and 2015

In 2014, data on start-up company activity was collected through an administrative process outside of the NSRC instrument, which may have impacted the data.

Data on contracts, collaborations and consultancy agreements only started collecting collaborations in 2014.

Industry skills training definition vary for the period. In 2013, industry skills training included commercialisation and entrepreneurship training for researchers and research students as part of their professional development. In 2014, it became broader encompassing industry skills training which may include but not limited to entrepreneurship, commercialisation business management, communication and teamwork. The definition of participants in 2014 refers to researchers or research students while in 2015, they refer to research students or academic researchers.

Summary figures have been rounded to the nearest whole value.

Number of NSRC Participants

CSIRO

PFRA*

Universities

MRIs

Totals

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

1

1

1

4

6

6

38

37

38

23

19

21

66

63

66

Table 1a: Resourcing for commercialisation

CSIRO

PFRA*

Universities

MRIs

Totals

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

Research commercialisation staff (FTE)(No.)

138

154

144

51

47

48

490

306

333

45

33

46

724

540

571

Research commercialisation staff costs ($'000)

21,591

29,791

21,000

8,059

5,646

6,704

59,176

29,909

30,537

6,382

6,090

5,693

95,208

71,436

63,935

Table 1b: Intellectual property activity

CSIRO

PFRA*

Universities

MRIs

Totals

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

Invention disclosures (No.)

84

70

72

31

26

22

1,044

957

982

261

150

231

1,420

1,203

1,307

Table 1c: Licensing activity

CSIRO

PFRA*

Universities

MRIs

Totals

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

Material Transfer Agreements (No.)

138

79

156

27

4

9

427

528

451

346

513

607

938

1,124

1,223

Material Transfer Agreements Income

6,042

469,274

82,823

0

0

0

2,382

18,510

102,986

213,425

8,937

26,000

221,849

496,722

211,809

LOAs excecuted (No.)

130

54

92

32

16

10

431

617

480

38

45

63

631

732

645

LOAs active (No.)

479

300

333

207

129

135

1,611

1,609

2,073

157

198

249

2,454

2,236

2,790

LOAs yielding income (No.)

280

148

145

1

18

14

618

419

613

51

65

70

950

650

842

Adjusted gross LOA income ($'000)

41,786

38,450

81,158

3

5,387

7,732

71,188

57,599

59,521

8,081

28,999

34,504

121,058

130,436

182,915

Table 1d: Start-up company activity

CSIRO

PFRA*

Universities

MRIs

Totals

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

Value of equity holdings ($'000)

11,364

12,910

22,664

5,367

1,876

1,939

111,789

67,563

88,619

16,546

13,822

15,377

145,066

96,170

128,599

Operational start-up companies which are dependent on licensing/assignment of technologies (No.)

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